Peace Card

Hi, crafty friends. I have a Holiday card to share… To create this card, I stamped the images from THIS stamp set and used THESE coordinating dies to cut them out. I adhered them to a background that I embossed with THIS background die and THIS embossing mat in my die cut machine. I love the texture it adds to a plain white background… I added a strip of cardstock under the images that...

Making Spirits Bright Card Kit

Hello, crafty friends. I have two cards to share featuring THIS new card kit… I decided to use the frames in the kit. For the fist card, I used it to frame a picture of my son… I love to include a photo in my Holiday cards and his school photo fit perfectly inside some of the frames. I cut the patterned paper and red cardstock with THESE stitched rectangle dies to mat behind...

All the Joy Release Blog Hop

Hi, crafty friends. I’m excited to be part of THIS Blog Hop celebrating THIS new release. I have three cards today featuring THIS new stamp set from the release along with some fabulous new stencils… For the first card… I applied ink through THIS stencil on the front of a note card. I die cut a circle from the front to create a window where I adhered THIS bird image inside the card. I...

All the Joy Release Inspiration

Howdy, crafty friends. I have more inspiration to share from THIS new release. Today’s card set is all about inlaid die cutting… To create these cards, I die cut THIS die from four colors of cardstock. I stamped the main pieces of each with THIS text die with a coordinating color to add some interest. I adhered those main pieces down on a white note card and then adhered the remaining pieces in each...

All the Joy Release

Hello again, crafty friends. Today’s card features products from THIS new release from Simon Says Stamp… To create this card, I applied ink through THESE stencils to create a striped background and used THIS die to cut it out. I added a red mat cut with THIS die behind it as well as a silver matte. I adhered the entire piece to a top folding white note card. I die cut THIS die from...

Ink Blot Shop Release Inspiration

Hello, crafty friends. Today’s card features products from THIS new release from the Ink Blot Shop… I started by stamping THIS background stamp on a white A2 panel. I applied Distress Oxide ink through THESE stencils to add quick color. I repeated the same process on another panel and fussy cut out three of the ornaments. I added foam tape behind them and added them to the first panel to add some dimension. Here’s...

Season of Wonder Release

Hello there, crafty friends. Today’s card features products from THIS new release… I started by applying ink through THESE stencils. I rotated one of the stencils and inked each section to cover the entire background with color. I temporarily adhered the piece to the front of a top folding note card. I cut THIS die (the shadow die) from the background and the front of the top folding note card. I sandwiched a piece...

Case me a Christmas Card 2023

Hey, crafty friends. It’s a Surprise Party! Michelle Lupton is taking a break from CASE me a Christmas Card this year, but we love it so much we wanted to play anyway. I CASED THIS card from Michelle and used it as inspiration to create this card… To create this card, I started by spritzing some Distress Mica Stain on to a kraft mat. I pounced a piece of Distress Watercolor Cardstock in the...

Tim Holtz STAMPtember 2023 Collaboration

Hi, crafty friends. I’m so excited about today’s collaboration stamp set…. I wanted to create something other than a card so when I found some wooden tags in my stash, I knew they would make great gift tags or ornaments. I stamped each tag with an image and sentiment from THIS stamp set using black pigment ink. I added clear heat embossing on top and heat set it. I did this because I wanted...

Brutus Monroe STAMPtember 2023 Collaboration

Hello again, crafty friends. Today’s STAMPtember collaboration is THIS one with Brutus Monroe… To create these cards, I started by die cuttoing two panels using THIS stitched rectangle die. I stamped two of the cupcake images from THIS new stamp set in the center as well as a coordinating sentiment. I masked off the images using THIS masking paper. For the first card… I applied gray ink through THESE layering stencils to add some...